Jerry Smeih is a family owned farm that offers a wide variety of fresh, local fruits and vegetables, poultry, and livestock. Apart from the traditional agricultural and animal products, such as free-range chicken and Sidr honey, the farm offers more unusual for the region products like delicious French ducks.

Jerry Smeih believes it is important for the retail customers, chefs and food service providers to know the values and expertise of those to whom they entrust to provide food for their family, friends and customers. Its values go back to the 1950s when it was established – it makes Jerry Smeih one of the oldest family farms in Qatar.

Not long ago, Qatar was a strip of desert inhabited by proud and resourceful nomadic Bedouin tribes, fishing villages and livestock farms. It is back then a migrant from Palestine, Abo Abdul Safadi, settled in the Smeih valley and started planting crops and raising livestock. Behind its name is the name of the valley where it is located and, at the same time, that of a camel – “Jerry Smeih” represents the past, present and future of the land – a continuous cycle of life.

Over the years the farm grew in its scope, and built a solid reputation of being dependable, as well as offering high quality products. The farm used to be the main farm supplying the northern cities in the State, and today, it is one of 1,438 farms in Qatar that occupy 33,000 hectares of land - all supported by the government in an effort to reduce dependency on imported products.

Qatar has recently adopted a strategic agricultural plan complimentary to the Qatar's National Food Security Programme (QNFSP), both aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in agricultural production and vegetables by 2030, through upgrading local food industry. Jerry Smeih frequently participates in local exhibitions, such as the 5th Qatar International Agricultural Exhibition (Agriteq 2017) where HE the Minister of Municipality highlighted plans to help further increase agricultural, livestock and fishery production, expressing government’s support to local farms like Jerry Smeih.

Jerry Smeih has also been awarded the Premium Qatari Vegetables Seal as part of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment’s (MME) Agriculture Affairs Department programme that aims to market high- quality locally produced vegetables that are grown in farms that engage modern production technology. The Premium Qatari Vegetables Seal is granted to farms that meet defined standards and conditions - vegetables should be produced at greenhouses using sophisticated production methods, the products should be packed in specially- designed, high-quality packages, and each participating farmer must choose the design of packaging to carry the motto particular to the products to ease the process of controlling them by the department and other concerned entities.

hydroponic farming in Qatar

The farm is also well known for introducing hydroponic farming in Qatar, which involves growing plants without soil. Instead of nutrients in the soil, plants thrive on a nutrient solution which contains the minerals that the plants need. It is also an easy and environmentally sound way to grow a wide variety of healthy plants. Some of the benefits of hydroponics system are being able to grow produce all year round in a controlled environment leading to better quality produce and higher yields, improved flavor and texture. Currently, Jerry Smeih grows tomatoes, cucumbers and sweet melons using this method.

Jerry Smeih business is a farm in evolution – one that is moving towards modern farming practices and increasing scalability to meet local market needs. The farm relies on sustainable use of groundwater and recycles water to lead agricultural production in protected green houses that promote non-depletion and preservation of the environment.

Located in the North West of Al-Khor city, Jerry Smeih farm is approximately 10.5 km away from the Al-Khor Industrial Zone.